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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
4
Indianap olis May 9 receipts 8 000 hogs. Market steady on bid receipts as buyers and sellers hold firm. (Note: OCR fragment provides limited data. summary reflects readable entities: location Indianapolis, date May 9, 8,000 receipts, hog market steady on BI receipts.)
In Chicago May notes for wheat, corn, and oats slip as investors rush to lock profits. Wheat May at 1.084 105, corn May at 73 73 cents, oats May 55 cents, pork July 13.65, September 7.60, with limited support seen amid the softer opening.
East Buffalo N Y May 9 cat tone good 50 trade light steady ears 5 sheep and lambs receipts 5000 pieced gatobe yearlings 6 25850 8 Toitale Hl iB ern gs 5 mix and heavies aaa 98 5 Pista
Pittsburg Pa livestock receipts show light steady extra bids. Cattle ranges include prime good and feedlot cows with heifers and fresh cows and springers cited. Hog receipts show weights and workers pricing, sheep and lambs steady with prime wethers and spring lambs listed.
Rome May 9 King of Italy entertained all officers in Rome for the international racing event at a garden party. Many members of the aristocracy and diplomatic corps attended.
Frantic covering by shorts in early Wall Street trading lifted the market to new highs led by Harriman stocks Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Reading Great Northern St Paul and New York Central followed with fresh peaks as advances of one to three points appeared across the list. Cotton opened about 50 cents a bale higher.
A price list covers cabbage seed onions apples bananas celery beets tomatoes sweet potatoes potatoes parsnips turnips carrots and navy beans with values per bushel crate barrel and per box or crate, including cents and dollar ranges for varieties and sizes across multiple regional offerings.
Wholesale buying figures show Clover seed common and red at 7.00, Timothy 1.75 to 2.50, Orchard Grass 2.00 to 2.25, Blue Grass 2.25 to 2.50, Alsike 14, Alfalfa Clover 9.00 to 13.00, Miller 1.00 to 1.25, and Rape listed as 7. Retail prices per bushel vary by quality for timothy and clover seeds, with red clover 12.50 to 13.00 prime, and alsike 12.00 to 14.00. Grass seeds include Kentucky bluegrass at 2.75 to 2.00 and orchard grass at 2.50 to 2.75.
Sugar cured hams priced at 1L4 1s and various cuts shown in old currency. English style and smoked bacons, shoulders, lard, and fresh pork and beef items listed with per unit or per barrel rates. Includes dried beef, dressed hogs, and fresh mutton with regional pricing notes.
Grain quotes show Corn 72 cents, oats around 11 to 12.50, barley at 52 cents, hay and forage bids for baled and mixed timothy clover and millet. Prices vary by type and quantity with No. 2 timothy listed among offerings.
A fragmented price list covers coal types and locations including Pocahontas Jackson Ohio Kanawha Winifrede Linton and Brazil lump and egg sizes. It also notes Indianapolis Produce prices for eggs butter and poultry and reports May 93 Chicago Union Stockyards market figures for hogs cattle sheep with receipts and price ranges.
Kansas City May 9 United Mine Workers and operators reach agreement ending disputes after prolonged talks. Key figures and terms await final ratification as industry observers monitor implications for production and wages.
Thomas H. Spann and Clarence Stanley were excused as veniremen by Judge Pritchard for illness in the Brunaugh case. Other venire members sought excuses on different grounds, all referrals to the new judge to be appointed before Monday’s hearing. Fremont Alford and Judge Irwin are among names mentioned for the post.
Indianapolis hostesses showcase clever entertainment as Mrs. John Perrin stages The Wooing O't for the Woman's club in Propylacum. The program blends love scene titles drawn from various books and plays with young performers, staged in a creative parlor setup.
New York May 9 An explosion of the chief gas main in front of the Meyers and Nagley hotels Hoboken today shook the town. Flames shot up to the third story as guests ran out half clothed. Tenants in nearby houses fled into the streets. Firefighters and police were called. company officials shut off gas after half an hour. No injuries reported.
report from Evansville and towns along the Ohio White and Wabash rivers shows rising flood levels. The White river reaches 23 feet at Petersburg with roads under water and bridges washed away.损
The Empire theater ends its regular attractions for the season with the Schober-Peara wrestling match and the High School Girls as occasional acts. Wrestling will occur occasionally until warmer weather, then the theater will reopen mid August with burlesque. Repairs and interior redecorating are planned during the summer. Manager Burton will join the Republican state committee and write songs for Republican quartets next fall.
Tommy Dawson a local 130 pounder seeks a match with Jimmy Cooley who is scheduled to fight Jimmy Dunn in Springfield Ohio Dawson says his previous loss to Cooley came when he was not fit and accuses Cooley of trying to cross him out He notes two losses in his career to Jerry Murphy and Cooley and vows to fight Cooley anywhere any weight with confidence in his corner.
Yale crack athletes measure strides with Princeton cluster in a dual track meet at New Haven as Olympic tryouts approach. A dopester predicted likely event winners and a 2 point total for each team, signaling a tight contest.
Jamaica track card lists six races with horses and jockeys. Troublemaker Master of Craft Lord Stanhope appear in top bets. Trance Personal Topnote. Jack Atkin Resti gouche Spooner. Bellwether Frizette Ida D. Baby Wolf Big Ben Fleming. Best bets favor Troublemaker in race two, Trance in race three, and Jack Atkins in race four.
Terre Haute Indiana May 9 manager Lou Drill denies reports that he fined pitcher Brosius a full month salary and suspended second baseman Ronan and third baseman McAndrews Ronan is sidelined with a sore arm and McAndrews suffers a badly injured hand.
Patrick Lanargen a 67 year old Grand Trunk railroad watchman and his wife Johanna 65 were found dead in bed in a gas filled room at 4934 Marshfield avenue Chicago early today. The double asphyxiation is believed accidental.
The Empire Theater plans a two-falls catch-as-catch-can match on May 30 pitting Frank Prindle of Indianapolis against Walter Willoughby of Buffalo in a likely even bout. Willoughby may meet Prindle after prior engagements. Also on the card Billy Schober faces The Persian Wick Davidson in a wrestling bout as promoter Davidson promises a strong show.
Births list Harvey and Mary Carney a girl at 976 W Washington Mary Totman a girl at 2915 Jackson William and Lida Allen a boy at 540 N Sheffield Edgar and Gertrude Justica a boy at 141 S West Albert and Ligzgia Strausbure a boy Claude and Myrtle Miller a girl at 241 Richland Springs. Deaths include Edna Iron Garringer 6 months %7 Eugene street whooping cough Walter R Cornette 31 acute nephritis Griffith A Elbertson 56 chronic articular rheumatism Sarah Rodman May 58 1624 Park Avenue William R Fot 1 month acute enteritis Ida Jordan 26 cerebral abscess. Marriages Adolph C Waterman Ida Denker Edward N Turner Maggie S Roach Monty Heinrich Frieda Hohlstein James W Hurt Marie A Bernauer Fred Lemp Flora Klein Charles E Meek Clara M Shuffle barger Jacob Van Scyoc Clara Cavanaugh.
Senator Fulton at his Oregon salmon dinner in Washington recounted a tale of an Astoria fisherman who, after delivering a monthly splendid salmon, asked for a tip in writing to avoid his wife thinking he spent it on rum. The anecdote appeared in the Washington Star.
Trades unions plan memorial services at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church corner Meridian and Eleventh streets at 7 30 Sunday night. It will be the first service under the A F of L orders for departed trades unionists.
The article outlines a facial massage routine using cold cream to smooth wrinkles. It details circular upward motions for different wrinkle directions, gentle pressure after Swedish massage, and a sequence of washing, applying cream, massaging, hot applications, washing again, and finishing with cold applications to close pores and improve circulation.
Monte Cross of Kansas City denies a Kansas City paper claim that his Blues will win easily in the American Association. He says baseball remains a battle in any league and praises high-grade play and battery work in the majors versus the A A while noting hard contests are found in the minors.
Camilio Osias, a Filipino student at the Military Normal of Macomb, won first place in Illinois interstate normal school oratorical contest last night. Vernon Harmer of Kansas took second and Jennie Hogan of Wisconsin third.
Educational notice from Teachers College of Indianapolis listing a twelve week course May 18 to August 8 1908 for graduates to teach next year. Also includes minor ads for lodging milk delivery and musical instruction plus a legal notice about unclaimed property to be auctioned May 19 1908.
Classified notices offer several homes on N Capitol Ave Blake Street and W Fourth Street all modern with multiple rooms and rents ranging from 20 to 80 dollars per month. Prices span 2200 to 4500 with trades for small farms or mortgage options. Some listings include two story or eight room layouts and a store room barn on E Market Street.
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